Software Data Engineer

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About the Role & Team 

Do you remember seeingtrailers forThe Devil Wears Prada 2 earlier this summer? Whatabout digital spotsfor a cruise on the DisneyWish? Orthe California Adventure Food and Wine Festival?If you did, it was likely because of the detailed planning and execution of The Walt DisneyCompany’s EnterpriseMedia and Marketing team…and if youdidn’t –it’s probably because our targeting isthat good. 

We are looking for aData Engineerto join the Performance Marketing arm of this media team. We are an integrated, cross-functional team of marketers, software engineers, data scientists, and analysts who help the Media teamexecute highly data-driven marketing campaigns and tactics. 

As aDataEngineer, youwill helpexpandour technology portfolio of innovative campaign planning tools, complex data science workflows,and elegant web applications that blend the art of advertising with the science of data-backed insights.  

This role is unique – our team is embeddeddirectly within theDisneymedia team.We're aligned,mission-driven,andfreeto move fast and innovatetowards our goals.You'll tackle the challenges of executingandoptimizingprecise paid media strategies, using the latest technologies and tools. Ifyou're excited aboutthis, please get in touch –we'd love to hear from you! 

What You Will Do 

• Contribute to the developmentofthesuite of tools used by the Performance Marketinggroup 

• Drivedataengineering, data modeling, and architectural standards within the team; uphold standards and rigor aroundpipeline development,observability, and documentation 

• Create and manage end-to-end data pipelines – from source system to end consumer teams, applications, and users 

• Collaborate withthe broader team of media/marketing experts torapidly iterate from prototypes to high-quality, production pipelines and applications 

• Implement quality controls, monitoring, and other safeguards to ensure optimizations are accurately and safely applied to in-flight ad campaigns and key business metrics are always presented accurately  

Required Qualifications & Skills 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience). 

• 3+ years of experience designing and delivering backend architectures in a production environment, with a strong understanding of design patterns and best practices. 

• Strong opinions on how to best use AI/LLMs in the software development process; ability to quickly discern hype from value in the quickly evolving AI landscape (and an equal ability to put it into practice) 

• Experience with Spark and SQL; experience building simple and maintainable data pipelines on scaled data platforms 

• Ability to dive deep into any technicalcomponent 

• Experience working in a fast-pacedenvironment withcross-functional teams to translate business needs intoreality-based requirements 

Preferred Qualifications     

• Experience working effectively with data science teams  

• Specific experience with our stack: Spark, Python,Databricks/Snowflake, AWS, Terraform 

• Knowledge ofmedia buying andad platforms including DMPs, Google Ads, Facebook/Instagram,Innovid,LiveRamp and DSPs (Google Display Video,TheTrade Desk,Yahoo)  

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